Orlando Peña vs. William Selden — Career Comparison

Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Selden
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher

William Selden built a career as a starting pitcher and Orlando Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Selden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.055 compared to 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. By the career numbers, William Selden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orlando Peña and William Selden

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
7.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
36.6
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.95
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
33.83
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Orlando Peña and William Selden

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orlando Peña and William Selden

Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
516.46
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
159.49
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
94
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
243.04
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
205.06
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.894
0.894
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
129.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
102.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.89
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.8
15.8
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100